What color is #161A02?

#161A02 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161A02?

The RGB value is 22, 26, 2: 22 red, 26 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161A02?

The complementary color is #06021A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161A02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161A02 color

#161A02 rgb(22, 26, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #161A02 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 10.2% green and 0.8% blue (22, 26, 2).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 86% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.76:1).

#161A02 color codes

HEX	`#161A02`
RGB	`rgb(22, 26, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 10.2%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 86%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 92%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 92%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.25, -6.43, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.25, 13.1, 119.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.711, 0.914, 0.196)`
Decimal	`1448450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161A02, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #161A02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161A02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #161A02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161a02; }
.text { color: #161a02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161a02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 26 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161a02, #0a1a02); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #161A02?: #161A02 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161A02?: The RGB value is 22, 26, 2: 22 red, 26 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161A02?: The complementary color is #06021A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161A02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.